Powers and duties of the Division of Community Correction

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  1. (a) The Division of Community Correction shall implement the rules or administrative directives described in § 16-93-1603.

  2. (b)

    1. (1) The division shall be responsible for the enforcement of the rules and administrative directives established by the Board of Corrections under § 16-93-1603.

    2. (2) The division shall establish all procedures and forms that it deems necessary to implement the rules or administrative directives, and the procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

      1. (A) Creating state-issued Arkansas transitional housing facility licenses by type for applicant facilities that have met the standards established by the rules and administrative directives of the board;

      2. (B) Establishing the process to be followed by an applicant in making application to the division to receive a license to operate an approved transitional housing facility, which shall include a reasonable application fee to be established by the board;

      3. (C) Establishing procedures for the division to accept applications for facilities wishing to obtain a license to operate a transitional housing facility and to investigate whether applicants meet the standards established by the rules and administrative directives of the board;

      4. (D)

        1. (i) Establishing procedures for the division to notify an applicant when its application has been approved or denied.

        2. (ii) All denials shall specify in writing the reason for the application's denial;

      5. (E) Establishing procedures to investigate complaints that a licensed transitional housing facility is in violation of the standards established by the rules and administrative directives of the board;

      6. (F) Establishing procedures for the division to suspend or revoke a license when a license holder is no longer in compliance with or violates the rules and administrative directives of the board; and

      7. (G) Establishing procedures for the division to impose civil penalties for the operation of a transitional housing facility without a valid license issued by the division.

  3. (c) The Director of the Division of Community Correction and the staff of the division shall provide administrative support to the board.


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